Excerpt from The Senate of Massachusetts: An Historical SketchUnder these provisions of the Charter, all legislative and judicial functions, and many also of an executive character, were reposed in the General Court, while the Governor was created a member of it, and, in the working of the govern ment under the Charter, his power and in¿uence, which were great, were largely exerted through it. The General Court established by this instrument was thus more than the foun dation of our Legislature, one after another the powers and duties not legislative have been eliminated, until the General Court, which has succeeded and grown out of the original, retains those of a legislative nature only.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.